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The Cookeville Junior Woman’s Club is part of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), which is one of the world’s largest and oldest nondenominational, nonpartisan, international volunteer service organization of women.

GFWC has more than 6,500 local clubs in the United States and clubs in over 20 countries globally. Clubs shape their local agendas to suit their particular community needs. They benefit from membership services, materials and program support from the state and national Federation levels working through the six areas of Arts, Conservation, Education, Home Life, International Affairs and Public Affairs.

Established in 1890, GFWC has over one million members worldwide. Their headquarters is in Washington, D.C., and is a National Historic Landmark, which houses the Women’s History and Resource, a repository for books and resources devoted to women’s history and women in volunteerism.

What’s New with CJWC: (from Facebook)

During Shot@Life's Blogust 2015—a month-long blog relay from 8/3 - 8/31— some of North America's most beloved online writers, photo and video bloggers and Shot@Life Champions will come together and share inspirational quotes for their children. Every time you comment on their post using our CJWC Facebook page, one vaccine will be donated to a child around the world, up to 50,000! It will only take you 3 minutes to help a child in a developing country!

To subscribe to Blogust via email, visit Blogust.org. It is free!

Please email me when you have commented on a Blogust post and posted it on your Facebook page so I can keep a total of how many vaccines our club donates. dianeglasgow1@gmail.comThank you! Warmly, Diane Glasgow, CJWC Club Member and Shot@Life Champion leader. ...

GFWC continues to stand up for domestic violence victims. On Wednesday, July 22, GFWC International President Babs J. Condon attended an Americans for Responsible Solutions panel discussion focused on the bi-partisan Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2015 (H.R. 3130) which was introduced into the House by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (Michigan) and Congressman Robert Dold (Illinois).

The bill looks to strengthen a current law by barring those convicted of misdemeanor stalking from purchasing or owning firearms, and expanding the current prohibition of ownership on domestic violence felons to include abusive dating partners. Women in the U.S. are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than women in other high-income countries.

In keeping with GFWC's Signature Project and its commitment to be a voice for victims of domestic violence, President Condon said, "This bill is not about guns. It is about abuse."

GFWC has created a Legislative Action Alert where members can take action and urge their Congressman to support this vital bill. We will also be posting a series of infographics to our Facebook page in the coming days, highlighting the numbers that this bill intends to address.

Founded by Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly, Americans for Responsible Solutions encourages elected officials to stand up for solutions to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership by communicating directly with the constituents that elect them.

And we are off and running. Had a Board Meeting tonight and it turned into a planning and strategy meeting for Santa's Workshop. I can't believe we're only 4 months away from it again. If you haven't already, contact Cheryl Thomas, our Vendors Coordinator. We only have one spot left and there are 12 people on our waiting list. We've got 150 Vendors coming!! It's going to be our biggest/best show yet!!! ...

Are you a community organization interested in requesting funding from CJWC's Santa's Workshop funds? The 2014 funding requests have been met for this year. Please be on the lookout next summer for 2015 requests!